1. BellRinger #27 5/3/18 See Think Wonder!

2. Homework
Finish Silk Road Atlas Activity

3. Table of Contents Silk Road Notes……....…………………………….pg 12
Silk Road Atlas Activity………………………….pg 13

4. The Silk Road

5. Silk Lightweight material that is valuable
Chinese first created silk cloth
From Silkworm cocoons

7. Merchants Merchants trade goods they have for goods they need Bazaar
Or goods needed by people in their homeland
Bazaar
Area where most trading happened

8. Silk Road Used by merchants from Europe to Asia
Spain to China
Main path was from Chang’an, China to Tyre, Phoenicia
Very dangerous journey
Mountains, deserts, rivers, bandits

10. Role of Central Asia Central Asia became very wealthy
Merchants going either way would leave goods for trade in Central Asia
Central Asian merchants raise the price and sell it to other cultures

11. Goods Traded on Silk Road
China
Silk, Spices, Jade, Porcelain
India
Spices, Tea, Cotton, Medicines
Mesopotamia
Wheat, Cattle, Clay pottery, Glass
Egypt
Gold, Silver, Jewelry, Camels
Europe
Gold, Silver, Slaves, Perfumes
Central Asia
Fruits, Horses, Melons